Slip



Patented May 4, 1943 UNITED BATES PATENT OFFICE l SLIP Victor L. Sussberg, New Rochelle, N. Y.

Application September 1, 1942, Serial No. 456,852

4 Claims.

This invention relates to slips, and more particular to a slip designed to overcome the disadvantages of the present-day garments. Straight cut slips, that is, slips in which the cloth is cut on the straight, have certain advantages but lack the flexibility and elasticity of slips cut on the bias. Accodingly, in the past ten years, many slips have been cut on the bias to give greater wear and comfort. However, bias-cut slips have a tendency to ride up in back and to sag at one corner.

An obiect of this invention is to provide a slip having all the benefits of a bias-cut slip and at the same time the advantages of a straight-cut slip.

A further object is to provide a slip which will not ride up when the wearer sits down.

A still further object is to provide a slip which, because of its particular construction, may be more snugly fitted at the waist and yet have sufficient elasticity to be slipped over the shoulders without danger to the seams.

A still further object of the invention is to provide a slip in which all the portions are cut on the straight of the goods but because of the manner of assembly certain portions thereof are stretchable.

In the accompanying drawing- Fig. l is a perspective view of the slip on the person;

Fig. 2 is a front View of the slip;

Fig. 3 is a side view of the slip;

Fig. 4 is a rear View of the slip;

Fig. 5 is a cross-sectional view taken on the line 5-5 of Fig. 2;

Fig. 6 is a cross-sectional view taken on the line 6 6 of Fig. 3.

My slip I is constructed of six pieces. The skirt portion H is made up of a front skirt portion I2 and a rear skirt portion I4 joined together by the stitching I and It. The upper portion of the slip is made up of two L-shaped pieces, the L-shaped piece I1 forming the back and the L-shaped piece I8 forming the brassire section, and two diamond-shaped pieces I9 and 2G to complete the garment.

The front skirt panel I2 is notched at its top 'ZI to receive the point of the L-shaped brassire panel, and the rear skirt panel is similarly notched at 22 to receive the point of the L- shaped back panel. The two ends of the L- shaped panels I1 and I8 meet at 23 and are sewn together and to the diamond-shaped pieces I9 and 20 which are in turn stitched to the skirt panels and to the sides of the back and brassire panel.

Darts 24 may be provided from the center of the brassire portion to the corner 25 of the diamond-shaped portion. Conventional straps 26 are also provided.

In order to clearly show how the various panels in my slip are cut, I have provided the arrows 3|, 32, 33, 34, 35 and 36.

It will be noted that substantially all of the seams are on the straight of the goods and that the edges 4i] and 4I of the brassire section and the edges 42 and 43 of the back section are formed on the straight of the material. Because of the particular arrangement, the slip may be stretched laterally through the waist section and brassire section in order to facilitate its easy donning. While the skirt section, being on the straight, will not stretch, the back panel I1 will stretch longitudinally so that when the wearer sits down the slip will not be pulled up nor have a tendency to ride up. By the same token, because of the structure of the diamond-shaped panels I9 and 20, the slip may be stretched longitudinally along the side edges thereof and further relieve the strain from the sitting position without pulling up the skirt.

For the purpose of additional protection, the brassire section I8 is made of two layers of material 45 and 46 (as shown in Fig. 5) and the back may be similarly constructed.

I claim:

1. A slip comprising a front and rear skirt panel, each cut on the straight of the goods, L- shaped back and brassire sections, each of said L-shaped sections being placed with the point of the L engaging the corresponding skirt section and each of said L-shaped sections being cut on the straight of the goods, diamond-shaped meml bers connecting said skirt sections and said brassire section and said back section on each side.

2. A slip including skirt sections and upper body portions, said skirtl sections being cut on the straight of the goods and having their side edges joined together, said upper body portions consisting of two L-shaped members, the edges of said L-shaped members being cut on the straight and each of said L-shaped members being placed with the point of the L engaging the corresponding skirt section, and diamond-shaped members connecting said skirt sections with said upper body portions.

3. A slip comprising six sections including two skirt sections having their side edges cut on the straight of the goods and joined together, an

said L-shaped brassire and back sections being sewn to the skirt portion with the grain of the goods at approximately a Li5-degree angle to the longitudinal, diamond-shaped sections at either side connecting the skirt, brassire and back sections, said diamond-shaped sections being placed in the garment with the grain of the goods at approximately a i5-degree angle to the longitudinal, whereby the upper portion of said slip is 1g stretchable laterally and longitudinally.

VICTOR L. SUSSBERG. 

